Documentation forVirtualization Manager
Monitoring virtual environments is a key capability of Hybrid Cloud Observability Advanced and is also available in a standalone module, Virtualization Manager (VMAN). Hybrid Cloud Observability Advanced and VMAN are built on the self-hosted SolarWinds Platform.

VMAN 2024.1 release notes

Release date: February 6, 2024

Here's what's new in Virtualization Manager 2024.1.

Virtualization Manager runs on the SolarWinds Platform.

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New features and improvements in VMAN

Virtualization Manager 2024.1 includes the new features in version 2024.1 of the SolarWinds Platform. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.1 Release Notes.

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Fixes

For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.1 Release Notes.

Case number Description
01283241

Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) credentials can be added to Nutanix Clusters.

01367274

Nutanix virtual machines are mapped to nodes correctly.
00493269, 00722611, 01044175, 01089172, 01199099

If a VM is renamed, the reported snapshot count and snapshot storage is correct.

01438814

When a virtualization entity is added to an additional polling engine, management actions finish successfully.

Installation or upgrade

For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the VMAN product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.

To activate VMAN in an existing SolarWinds Platform deployment, use the License Manager.

For upgrades, go to Settings > My Deployment to initiate the upgrade. The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).

For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.

For supported upgrade paths to 2024.1, see Upgrade an existing deployment.

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End of life

Version EOL Announcements EOE Effective Dates EOL Effective Dates
2020.2.6 April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on VMAN version 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for VMAN version 2020.2.6 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. May 18, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide techinical support for VMAN version 2020.2.6.
2020.2.5 January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on VMAN version 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for VMAN version 2020.2.5 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. February 17, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide techinical support for VMAN version 2020.2.5.

See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier VMAN versions, see VMAN release history.

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